Primary Sources
Understanding what primary sources are can be difficult - and then you have to find them! Use the resources below to help with defining "primary resource," examples, and where to start your research. For help with finding news articles, click here.
Defining Primary Sources
- Weldon Library Primary Sources Research Guide
- Library and Archives Canada: Defining Primary and Secondary Sources
- American Library Association: Using Primary Sources on the Web
Primary Source Online Collections
- Library and Archives Canada
- Globe and Mail: Canada’s Heritage
- In the First Person: an Index to Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories and Personal Narratives
- United States National Archives and Records Administration
Guides and Websites from Other Canadian Universities